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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the homeless man ask Annemarie about in Chapter 33?

2. What happens to Annemarie at school in Chapter 27?

3. What does the person in #113 do when seeing Marcus?

4. What does Annemarie's father bring to the sleepover?

5. What does Miranda ask Marcus in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is missing from the apartment one day and what do Miranda and her mother think about what has happened?

2. Why is Miranda happy when Julia is thrown out of the sandwich shop again?

3. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding Miranda's not telling Sal that he should no longer fear Marcus?

4. How does Miranda change the way she views people after the way the sandwich shop owner treated Julia?

5. How does the author use foreshadowing in the scene where Marcus and Julia try to explain time travel to Miranda?

6. What do Marcus and Julia attempt to explain to Miranda one day?

7. What does Miranda receive from Richard for Christmas and why does it frighten Miranda?

8. How does the homeless man save Sal in Chapter 45?

9. Where does Miranda find the fourth and final note from the stranger and what questions remain for her?

10. What is the significance of the third note which Miranda finds in her coat pocket?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of time travel will be an important one in the novel. How does the author begin to build this theme? Give examples of time travel throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Miranda. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Miranda?

Essay Topic 3

WHEN YOU REACH ME is a classic science fiction and mystery novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

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